The Calgary Flames have finalized their season-opening roster and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Stockton Heat, are getting closer to nailing down theirs.
Among several moves, the Heat have sent a pair of Flames properties to the ECHL’s Kansas City Mavericks: goaltender Nick Schneider and forward Zach Fischer. Both players are 21-year-olds entering their first season of professional hockey.
Schneider was signed by the Flames in September 2015 as a walk-on in rookie camp who saw time in main camp due a slew of veteran goaltender injuries. He’s played with the Western Hockey League’s Medicine Hat Tigers and Calgary Hitmen.